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environment of operation

Definitions:

  The physical surroundings in which an information system processes, stores, and transmits information.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-137 under Environment of Operation
NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2 from OMB Circular A-130 (2016)
NIST SP 800-39 under Environment of Operation
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 from OMB Circular A-130 (2016)
NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 5 from OMB Circular A-130 (2016)
NIST SP 800-53B from OMB Circular A-130 (2016)

  The physical surroundings in which a system processes, stores, and transmits information.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-172A from NIST SP 800-37 Rev. 2 - Adapted

  The physical, technical, and organizational setting in which an information system operates, including but not limited to: missions/business functions; mission/business processes; threat space; vulnerabilities; enterprise and information security architectures; personnel; facilities; supply chain relationships; information technologies; organizational governance and culture; acquisition and procurement processes; organizational policies and procedures; organizational assumptions, constraints, risk tolerance, and priorities/trade-offs).
Sources:
CNSSI 4009-2015 from NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1
NIST SP 800-30 Rev. 1 under Environment of Operation